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| KatyA | Tuesday, 13. May 2008, 13:19 |
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The traditional "Procession of Witness" has been celebrated throughout the North West for over 200 years.The earliest known "Walks" can be traced to Manchester around 1800. The tradition continues in some places but on a much smaller scale. This Site contains some interesting information about the Manchester "Scholars' Walks" I recall that Anglicans walked on Whit Monday and Catholics on Whit Friday (or was it the other way around). Presumably because of increased traffic chaos, the walks were then on one day,again separately one in the morning and one in the afternoon, until relatively recently when the churches combined to have one procession of witness. Each church or chapel walking together with their banners and statues. The walks then took place on Whit Sunday. We still have one or two locally, although the Catholic Churches are unable to join because in this diocese, there are confirmations on that day. The Whit Friday Band Contests - arising from the bands which used to accompany each church in the processions - have now taken over and are going strong. Ther is more information on these sites http://www.whitfriday.brassbands.saddleworth.org/Walks.html http://www.whitfriday.brassbands.saddleworth.org/intro.html We won't have far to travel to listen to the bands - there will be a contest right next door to us. KatyA |
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